Chris Simms has Aaron Rodgers ahead of Patrick Mahomes in his QB rankings

Former NFL QB and current NBC Sports analyst Chris Simms has released his annual quarterback rankings.

He has a bit of a hot take for the player coming in at the top spot. It’s not Tom Brady who is almost unanimously viewed as the greatest quarterback of all time given his Super Bowl success. It’s not the 2019 NFL MVP in Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. It’s not Saints QB Drew Brees, who is revered for his successes.

“The whole Top Ten is nitpicking,” Simms said. “These are all All-Stars and great players, but as awesome I think Mahomes is, I think that if Aaron Rodgers was on the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, that they would have won that game…These are my two favorite quarterbacks in football. It was a very tough call, but I’m still not ready to relinquish the title from Aaron Rodgers.”

So if Rodgers is the Chiefs’ quarterback and not Mahomes, Simms thinks that the Chiefs are headed to Super Bowl LIII. It’s hard to agree with that statement especially when you consider the other things that Simms said about his choice of Rodgers.

“I still think Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in football…The arm is still at an all-time great level.”

Simms is living in the past with Rodgers. The Packers haven’t had a winning record in since 2016 and some of the onus certainly belongs to Rodgers. Combine that with the fact that Rodgers is going into his first season with a new head coach, it’s hard to be anything besides wary of the former Super Bowl champion.

As for Mahomes it appears that he’s too new to the club to be considered at the very top of the list. Here’s what Simms had to say him:

“Mahomes has the talent and the demeanor to really challenge the all-time greats and be the greatest quarterback of all-time.”

That’s a pretty good consolation prize for Mahomes. Luckily these two quarterbacks will get a chance to settle this score during the 2019 season. The Packers meet the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium on October 27.